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876503
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Harris, Marian Sabrina.
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Racial disproportionality in child welfare /\ Marian S. Harris.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Columbia University Press,, ©2014.
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1 online resource (xx, 332 pages)
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| ISBN
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0231150466
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: 0231150474
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: 0231521030
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: 9780231150460
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: 9780231150477
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: 9780231521031
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9780231150477
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Table of Contents -- Foreword by Mark E. Courtney -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction; 1. Social Welfare Policy and Child Welfare -- 2. An International Exploration of Disproportionality -- 3. Best Practices/Promising Practices -- 4. Child Welfare System Change -- 5. Social Work Curriculum -- 6. Future Directions for Research and Policy -- Appendix: Child Welfare laws -- Index.
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| Abstract
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The number of children of color entering the child welfare system in the United States is disproportionately high. This is especially true among African-American children, who, though they comprise 15% of children in the U.S., account for 37% of the total children placed in foster care. The numbers are also high for Native American and Latino children. Not only are children of color removed from parental custody and placed in care more often than their white counterparts, but they also remain in care longer, receive fewer services, and have less contact with the caseworkers assigned to th.
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Child welfare-- United States.
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Race discrimination-- United States.
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Social service and race relations-- United States.
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Social work with African American children.
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Social work with minorities-- United States.
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Child welfare.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services Welfare.
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Race discrimination.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
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Social service and race relations.
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Social work with African American children.
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Social work with minorities.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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361.32
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| LC Classification
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HV41
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HV741.H339 2014
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